The Investigation
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AP Photo / Gary I. Rothstein
FBI
agents stand with a Delray Beach, Fla. police officer and talk with
an unidentified woman before entering an apartment Sunday, Sept. 16,
2001 where two hijackers involved in the terrorist attacks on the
United States were believed to have stayed. |
Detention necessary to prevent new terror
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department lawyer overseeing the terrorism investigation told lawmakers Wednesday the government's detention of hundreds of people is necessary to combat "sleeper cells" of terrorists quietly waiting to strike.
Germans arrest man with hijacker ties
BERLIN – German authorities have arrested a man in Hamburg who they say held a bank account used by hijackers involved in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States, officials said Wednesday.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
• Ashcroft says 603 detained
Monday, Nov. 26
• Top suspects in Spanish custody
• Ashcroft will not name detainees
• Middle Eastern men in Michigan summoned
Friday, Nov. 23
• Fraud suspect knew hijacker Atta in Hamburg
Thursday, Nov. 22
• 3 hijackers had expired visas
Wednesday, Nov. 21
• Spain uncovers al-Qaida operations
Tuesday, Nov. 20
• Judge describes work of bin Laden cell
• Bush offers Philippine president help
• Two held in Jordan in terror plot
Monday, Nov. 19
• Spain charges eight in attacks
• British anti-terror law may be illegal
• Man pleads guilty to helping hijacker
Friday, Nov. 16
• Poison formula found at al-Qaida house
• U.N. calls for investigation of executions
• Arab detainees start hunger strike
Thursday, Nov. 15
• FBI searches for alleged 20th hijacker
Wednesday, Nov. 14
• Britain reveals more bin Laden links
Tuesday, Nov. 13
• U.S. wants to interview 5,000 foreigners
• Spain arrests 11, including bin Laden's chief
Sunday, Nov. 11
• Canada issues terrorism arrest warrant
• Britain seeks detention without trial
Saturday, Nov. 10
• Five detained in France terror sweep
• U.S. delays visa process for some
Tuesday, Nov. 6
• FBI concludes threat to bridges wasn't credible
• Pakistan freezes 2 Islamic bank accounts
• Airlines to give passenger information to U.S. Customs
• As knives pass checkpoint, questions abound on security
• Chicago security workers blamed in breach
Monday, Nov. 5
• Al-Qaida may have used illegal diamond sales
• Little-known court wields great power
Saturday, Nov. 3
• Suspected Al-Qaeda operative detained in Middle East
Saturday, Nov. 3
• FBI clear on hijackers' identities
Friday, Nov. 2
• Investigators patiently build cases
• FBI says conspiracy ties abroad identified
• Iraqi spy planned attacks on Radio Free Europe
• FBI warns Western states about terrorists
Thursday, Nov. 1
• Terrorists may be targeting Golden Gate Bridge
Tuesday, Oct. 30
• FBI issues new terrorism warning
• Americans warned of new terror threat
• Plane lands after bomb threat found
• Britain charges Egyptian with conspiracy
• German court frees suspected Turkish militant
• Egyptian fell out with bin Laden lieutenant over assassinations
• Detained suspects allege abuse behind bars
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